Well the years as far as a supplement, don't matter much (or I dont think it does, correct me if I'm wrong). However if the salary is greater (taking house and such out there into equation) and he wouldn't have to teach, to me that would be a tough offer to pass up. I'm not sure but aren't teachers in the VRS? If so, their retirement money is based on the average I think of their last 3 years. If he hung around 3 years and his salary was 20,000 higher or 10,000 higher even, think of how much extra that would be in retirement.